Unit Fraction Word Problems (Topic 10)

Giovanni is baking cookies and needs to measure out pecans. If he has 6 cups of pecans, how many one-third cup servings can he make?

• 1/18 cups

• 18 cups

• 6/3 cups

• 3/6 cups

Answer explanation

To find how many one-third cup servings Giovanni can make from 6 cups of pecans, divide 6 by 1/3. This is equivalent to multiplying 6 by 3, resulting in 18 servings. Thus, the correct answer is 18 cups.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Alexis had 4 cats to feed. If she only had 1/5 of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, how much would each cat get?

• 1/20 of a bag

• 20 bags

• 4/5 of a bag

• 5/4 bags

Answer explanation

To find out how much each cat gets, divide the total cat food (1/5 bag) by the number of cats (4). So, (1/5) ÷ 4 = 1/20. Therefore, each cat gets 1/20 of a bag of cat food.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Jackson was able to draw 1/7 of a picture every hour. If he needed to paint 8 pictures for an art show, how long would it take him?

• 1/56 of an hour

• 56 hours

• 8/7 hours

• 7/8 hours

Answer explanation

Jackson paints 1/7 of a picture per hour. To complete 8 pictures, he needs 8 ÷ (1/7) = 8 * 7 = 56 hours. Thus, it will take him 56 hours to paint all 8 pictures.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Paisley and Connor run an ice cream shop that used one-fourth of a box of waffle cones every day they were open. How many days would 2 whole boxes last them?

• 8 days

• 1/8 of a day

• 2/4 days

• 2 days

Answer explanation

Paisley and Connor use 1/4 of a box daily. With 2 boxes, they have 2 ÷ (1/4) = 2 × 4 = 8 days of waffle cones. Thus, the correct answer is 8 days.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Maddox and Lilly were filling up a 3 liter jugs with water. Each glass they used was 1/8 of a liter. How many glasses would it take to fill up the jug?

• 1/24 of a glass

• 24 glasses

• 3/8 of a glass

• 8/3 glasses

Answer explanation

To fill a 3-liter jug using 1/8 liter glasses, divide 3 by 1/8. This is equivalent to multiplying 3 by 8, resulting in 24 glasses needed to fill the jug.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Olivia and Sebastian are in charge of feeding the fish at the aquarium. They had 6 tons of fish food. How many months would it take them to use it all if they used 1/7 of a ton each month?

• 1/42 of a month

• 42 months

• 6/7 of a month

• 1 and 1/6 months

Answer explanation

To find how many months it takes to use 6 tons of fish food at a rate of 1/7 ton per month, divide 6 by 1/7. This is equivalent to 6 * 7 = 42 months. Thus, the correct answer is 42 months.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

If the diameter of a tree trunk is growing 1/4 inch each year, how many years will it take for the diameter to grow 8 inches?

Mathematical Equivalence

OFF

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Select all the equations that the number 4 will make true.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Mrs. Blanchard wants to divide 6 pints of water into 1/3 pint servings. How many servings are possible?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

How many 1/8's are in 25?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B